Are you motivated by turning demand into executable supply plans and coordinating production and logistics across international partners? Do you thrive in a role where collaboration, problem-solving, and daily decision-making are key to ensuring reliable deliveries? Join us and help turn supply plans into reality by working closely with our international production partners and internal stakeholders to keep products flowing through our network.
How you will make an impact
As Supply Planner, you will be responsible for short-term supply planning and execution with our external production partners. You will translate demand requirements into executable supply and production plans and follow up on their execution. Working closely with our external production partners as well as Demand Planning, Procurement, Quality, Logistics and Customer Care, you will help balance supply and demand, manage deviations, and ensure reliable deliveries to our customers.
Your main responsibilities will be to
- Balance demand and supply on a short-term horizon and translate demand requirements into executable weekly supply and production plans
- Manage order handling, allocation and logistics flows between external production partners and our supply network in SAP to support customer demand and service levels
- Work closely with our external production partner to ensure plans are executed as agreed and proactively address deviations
- Collaborate with Customer Care, Quality, Procurement and Logistics to resolve supply issues and secure required documentation
- Facilitate operational planning meetings with external partners and internal stakeholders to align priorities and resolve shortages, delays and other supply constraints
- Monitor supply performance and proactively respond to changes in demand, capacity constraints and operational challenges
- Contribute to continuous improvement of planning processes, ways of working and collaboration with our external production partners
What will make you successful
You are structured, proactive, and comfortable working with many moving parts at the same time. You enjoy coordinating with different stakeholders, following up on activities, and finding practical solutions when plans change. You take ownership of your tasks, communicate clearly, and are comfortable driving progress across functions, organizational boundaries, and external partners.
Furthermore, you likely bring
- Around 2-4 years of experience within supply chain, logistics, production planning, customer service, or similar operational roles
- Experience working with ERP or operational systems. Knowledge of SAP is an advantage, but advanced expertise is not required.
- Strong coordination and communication skills
- Solid analytical skills and proficiency in Excel
- Fluency in English; Nordic language skills are an advantage
What do we offer?
You will become part of Supply Planning in Arla Foods Ingredients. The position gives you the opportunity to take responsibility for short-term supply planning in an international supply chain and work closely with both external production partners and internal stakeholders. You will gain broad exposure to end-to-end supply chain processes while directly contributing to reliable deliveries and high customer service levels.
The position is based in Aarhus, Denmark, and occasional travel within Scandinavia may be required.
We offer a collaborative and supportive environment with a strong focus on learning, development, and continuous improvement.
Would you like to join us?
If you enjoy coordinating activities, solving operational challenges, and ensuring that plans are delivered successfully, please apply as soon as possible. We review applications on a continuous basis and will close the recruitment once the right candidate is found.
For additional information, please contact Head of Supply Planning, René Krogh on email rekro@arlafoods.com.
About Arla Foods Ingredients
Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) is an independent company within the Arla Foods Group, consisting of a little over 2,000 colleagues globally. Our headquarters is located in Aarhus, Denmark. However, we have a global presence with subsidiaries and regional sales offices spanning South America, Asia, Europe, and Northern America.
We are the global leader in improving premium nutrition and our purpose is clear Together we discover and deliver powerful nutrition for a stronger tomorrow. Together with our customers, research partners, suppliers, NGO´s and others, we discover and deliver ingredients and products that can advance lifelong nutrition for the benefit of consumers around the world.
By joining us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to shape your own development in a company that has achieved double-digit growth every year for a quarter of a century. While our factories may be packed with shiny steel vats, our labs look like something from the space program and our offices are awash in spreadsheets, we are a fundamentally human company with a genuine commitment to sustainability.
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